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A Greek Letter Society 

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University of California 



BY 
WESLEY WILLIAM KERGAN 

PUBLISHED BY THE CHAPTER 



SAN FRANCISCO 

THE JAMES H. BARRY CO. 

1911 






Gift 
JUL 16 19111 



FOREWORD 

The title page of a sketch of this kind never could indi- 
cate all the contributors, nor even if it gave their names, 
could any exact estimate of their relative values be made, 
Boutwell Dunlap, recognized peer of Greek letter his- 
torians, has been of greatest aid to me. He first thought 
of a history. Through his work as national historian of 
our Fraternity he was able not alone to be of an in- 
valuable source of information, but by his criticisms has 
molded the raw material into a form otherzvise impos- 
sible of attainment. In the collection of records and 
funds for the publishing of this little book, Howard Mor- 
timer Leggett deserves credit. In this, as in all his other 
labors for Beta-Xi, he gave freely of his time. The others 
who have assisted me, too numerous to mention, I also 
thank, W, W, K, 

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The University of California has had two distinct peri- 
ods during its existence — first, as a small college, when it 
was of a limited, or state-wide influence, and second, as 
a great university, with a national and even an inter- 
national sphere of influence. 

The first period may be said to start with the begin- 
nings of a college in the city of Oakland and the later 
move to Berkeley with the acceptance of the terms of 
the federal government. It was distinctly a small college, 
tending chiefly to the classics, although the terms of the 
federal grant forced in certain of the so-called practical 
lines of study, as agriculture. 

The end of that period is not very distinct, ranging 
from 1890 to 1899. It was in that intermediate period 
that certain ideas arose, which have made the present 
and the future Greater University, a possibility and at 
the same time a reality. 

The logical point of division would be the inaugura- 
tion of Benjamin Ide Wheeler as president, October 2, 
1899. With a man of such education and executive 
ability to lead, there could be nothing but growth for 
the greatest of state universities. 

President Wheeler's coming was opportune. The 
Hearst plans for a Greater University had just been com- 
pleted by M. Benard and the prize awarded September 
7, 1899. A plan of such magnitude required an equally 
great man to carry it to a successful conclusion. 

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Mrs. Phoebe Hearst is the largest private donor of 
the University of California, not alone in the aggregate 
amount, but also in the number and ultimate aims of her 
gifts, but none will ever exceed the plans. In 1896 Mrs. 
Hearst offered to finance an international competition for 
the plans of a university. 

The Hearst plans are comprehensive. Every depart- 
ment that a university should have, has been provided 
for, and yet the plan is capable of modification to suit 
changes and for gradual construction of buildings. When 
completed it will give California the best fitted as well as 
the best located university in the world. The ideal situa- 
tion at the foot of the Berkeley hills has been taken 
advantage of, as well as the beautiful view to the west 
through the Golden Gate. 

The buildings themselves will be of white granite, the 
red tiled roofs giving a necessary touch of color and all 
combining to make the university typically Californian. 

Not alone did this change affect the university out- 
wardly; the changes internally were as great. 

California has always been fortunate in obtaining men 
of the highest scholastic degree to serve her, but the 
number of great men and the degree of greatness were 
now both enlarged. 

The student body was affected. The increasing number 
of students had, of itself, been a large factor in the 
change of their ideas. It was inevitable. There came a 
breaking away from old traditions. In no phase of stu- 
dent life was this more readily seen than in fraternity 
ideas. The entrance of Delta Tau Delta in 1898, fol- 

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lowed by a large number of others in the next few 
years, exempHfied this change. 

It was under such auspicious circumstances as those 
that Beta Kappa Delta was formed in 1899 at "Glen da 
lough/' the family home of the O'Tooles and in the 
''eighties'' the first show place of Berkeley. 

The Greek words, of which Beta Kappa Delta were 
the initial letters, had a particularly appropriate mean- 
ing — ''Fraternity and Scholarship." The type of men 
who formed this local fraternity was very high and their 
ideals were those that might have been expected. The 
ritual was drawn up and the manner in which the men 
worked was entirely worthy of the leadership of three 
such men as Laurence Stephen O'Toole, Boutwell Dun- 
lap and George Carlos Sabichi. The part that the then 
district grand master of Kappa Sigma, Frederic Jewell 
Perry, played was prominent as well as creditable, both 
to his knowledge of the Fraternity and the future of 
the university. 

Although the charter of Beta-Xi chapter of the Kappa 
Sigma Fraternity was granted July 17, 1901, and the 
formal installation ceremonies held on August 24, 1901, 
with the opening of the next college year, yet these dates 
do not offer any true indications as to the first attempts 
to gain a charter from this Fraternity at the University 
of California. 

"In 1871 when Founders Arnold and North went to 
Bellevue, New York, they were given powers by the 
parent chapter, to initiate Dr. Henry Seeley Welch, which 
they accordingly did. Dr. Welch was to install a chapter 

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at the University of California, but he found the time 
inopportune." Dr. Welch is a leading physician of San 
Francisco. 

In 1874, the Fraternity still looked to California to 
establish a chapter to be known as Delta, but no charter 
was ever issued. We learn this from an old letter of 
that year written by Lyon G. Tyler, son of President 
John Tyler and himself now president of William and 
Mary College, who was then grand scribe of the mother 
chapter, Zeta, at Virginia. 

In 1877, Griffin Johnston (Washington and Lee), son 
of General Albert Sidney Johnston, of the Confederate 
States Army, Dr. J. N. Prather (Washington and Lee), 
now dean of Kappa Sigmas of Seattle, William F. Booth 
(Emory and Henry), an attorney of San Francisco, and 
Marshall Dickenson (Emory and Henry), an agriculturist 
of Southern California, all Southern men, considered the 
establishment of a chapter at the University of California, 
which they desired to give the name of Rho, but they 
also found the time inopportune. 

Prior to the installation of Beta-Xi, three fraternities 
approached Kappa Sigmas, but after investigation of the 
local societies, who desired to petition, they were advised 
and discouraged from doing so. 

When the local society of Beta Kappa Delta tentatively 
suggested themselves as prospective petitioners they were 
subjected to a long and rigid investigation by the Stan- 
ford chapter and by Kappa Sigma alumni in San Fran- 
cisco and California. 

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Kappa Delta were T. S, Evans (George Washington), 
then on the coast for the summer, C. W. Evans (Cornell), 
a manufacturer of San Francisco, W. H. Beard (George 
Washington), now of Rockville, Maryland, whose father 
was one of the early historical members of Beta Theta Pi, 
Graham B. Nichols (William and Mary), secretary of the 
National Press Club, E. G. Ryker (Michigan), E. M. 
Walsh (Michigan), and P. J. Crosby (Michigan), mem- 
bers of the Oakland bar. Nor may be forgotten ''Steve," 
R. L. Stephenson, the San Francisco insurance man, who 
two years previous had much to do with the founding of 
Beta Zeta, which at times has led in the fraternity life at 
Stanford. Dr. C. W. Fisher (Vermont) was also one of 
the investigators. He met George Sabichi and Boutwell 
Dunlap in Los Angeles and as a result of that conference 
a final recommendation was sent by him to the supreme 
executive committee. The personal attention given to 
all those negotiations by F. J. Perry (Stanford), now 
manager of the Royal Insurance Company at Los An- 
geles, stands out prominently. He was the leader of 
those who founded Beta-Xi. 

Really the first Kappa Sigma house on the eastern 
shores of San Francisco bay was established at the Oak- 
land home of T. S. Evans, where Evans, Beard and 
Nichols dispensed a wide hospitality to Kappa Sigmas 
during the summer and fall of 190L 

The chapter was installed that August night in 1901, 
at the "old house" in Berkeley, the first initiations being 
held in the then unfinished third story. There followed 
an elaborate dinner and stirring speeches by alumni and 

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the new initiates. Among those present were E. M. Walsh 
(Michigan), R. H. Black (Cornell), C. W. Fisher (Ver- 
mont), R. L. Stephenson (Tennessee), W. H. Beard 
(George Washington), T. S. Evans (George Washing- 
ton), E. G. Ryker (Michigan), P. J. Crosby (Michigan), 
F. W. S. Schmidt (Stanford), E. S. Page (Stanford), 
C. B. Gillespie (Stanford), F. Hinman (Stanford), N. G. 
Symonds (Stanford), and F. J. Perry (Stanford). 

The foundation that was laid by the charter members 
of Kappa Sigma and the structure that has been erected 
thereon, under their guidance, has more than justified the 
judgment and conservatism of the Fraternity in refusing 
a charter until it granted one to Beta Kappa Delta. 

The first work that the nine men, Laurence Stephen 
O'Toole, Boutwell Dunlap, William Whitehead Hurlbut, 
Frederick Holroyd Dakin, jr., Clarence Casebolt Dakin, 
Charles Thomasson Dozier, Christopher Hatton Aspland, 
Charles Julius Lyser and Robert Weitbrec Cooper, the 
charter members of Beta-Xi, had to do was to secure 
a house. In this they were fortunate enough to secure 
the aid of F. H. Dakin, sr., the father of the brothers 
Dakin. It was mainly through him that the opportunity 
came to obtain the first home at 1739 Euclid avenue, 
which was purchased before the installation. 

The early days of the chapter, as is true of any young 
organization, were filled with effort, yet the rewards that 
are won under such circumstances more than repay. 

The first year was a good one for the chapter, not 
alone in the men initiated, but also in the list of college 
honors attained. 

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The initiates were Allen DeLange Weitbrec, Charles 
Hamilton Lee, William Campbell Kerr, John Royal Tur- 
ner, Warren Paul, jr., Frank Abbott Robinson, Carey Roy 
Browning, Joseph Sterry Lamson, Walter Booth Ma- 
caulay, Harry Monroe Howard and Archibald Robinson 
Ward. 

The following honors were held by the members : Do- 
zier, senior class president, second semester, president of 
the Mining club, captain of the university cadets, faculty 
honor man in the college of mining; OToole, adjutant 
of the university cadets, varsity football team, big "C"; 
F. H. Dakin, rally committee ; C. C. Dakin, first lieutenant 
of the university cadets, Channing dramatic club ; Lamson, 
secretary Chess club, chess team ; Kerr, vice-president Y. 
M. C. A. ; Browning, associate editor Daily Calif ornian, 
one of board of three editors of 1904 Blue and Gold; 
Weitbrec, captain chess team ; Hurlbut, staff of 1904 Blue 
and Gold; Howard, freshman class president, first semes- 
ter, freshman football team; Paul, associate editor Daily 
Californian; Cooper and Robinson, freshman glee com- 
mittees. 

In May, 1902, the chapter gave its first formal func- 
tion to the public, a class day reception, which was one 
of the best in every respect of those given that year. 
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, President and Mrs. Wheeler were 
among the more prominent people there, but the number 
of local society people who also attended showed that 
the chapter stood as v/ell outside of college as it did 
inside. 

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a lasting impression upon its future; it was the forma- 
tive stage and during it several chapter traditions were 
created that have lived and distinguish it. Probably the 
one that is the most apparent is the strong desire to have 
the chapter members interested in college activities. It 
has been proven that the loyal college man and the hard 
worker for his alma mater is one of the best fraternity 
members. They both demand the same thing and as a 
taste for one develops, the other comes naturally. The 
evils of indiscriminate drinking were early recognized 
and it was lucky that the charter members were of the 
type to recognize this. They were more thoughtful than 
the average college student and so the stand that they 
took against drinking was one to be expected. Scholar- 
ship was a thing that they desired among the members 
and they were successful in no small degree. While it 
IS a fact that the chapter has not at all times lived up to 
the standard that these men set, yet the good that has 
been done the chapter in striving to attain these ideals 
has been incalculable. If the men have failed occasion- 
ally, they always had something to call them back to the 
right path and be an examiple of what a chapter should 
be. Standing alone and as the one tradition that has 
always been strong is the spirit of co-operation that exists 
among its alumni with the chapter. Peculiarly fortunate 
in its location, Beta-Xi has never seen the time when 
the alumni were not always among the most loyal mem- 
bers and the hardest workers for the chapter's advance- 
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gone ahead. There had been a much larger number of 
big eastern educators at the summer session of 1901. 
This gave the western students a better insight into east- 
em methods and ideas. The summer school may de- 
velop into a third college semester. 

The federal government gave California a very com- 
plimentary recognition as an educational institution of 
the first class, by appointing Professor Bernard Moses, 
of the department of history, as United States commis- 
sioner of education, and Professor Carl Copping Plehn, 
of the department of economics, chief of the census 
bureau in the Philippines, under the then governor, Wil- 
liam H. Taft. 

Ground for the first building under the Hearst plans, 
the Hearst memorial mining building, was broken in 
April, 1902. In May, 1902, the late John Hay delivered 
the commencement day address, in place of President 
William McKinley. It was the first time that a man of 
such importance had spoken to California students on 
such an occasion. 

Thus the first year of Beta-Xi fully came up to the 
expectations of the supreme executive committee both as 
to the chapter and the college. 

The plans for the second year were well under way 
before the end of the college year and can best be ex- 
pressed in the words of the chapter correspondent, Wil- 
liam Hurlbut, in the Cadiiceus of June, 1902 : "We are 
on the lookout for eight of the best freshmen we can 
find in California, or the West. We want to he first.'' 

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tion for all good intentions as regards work connected 
in any way with the regular college life, but to the en- 
thusiastic Kappa Sigmas of Beta-Xi, such was not the 
case, but on the contrary it seemed to be a centralizing 
factor as is plain from the record of the year, 1902-'03. 

Nine men made the arduous journey to Bologna: 

George Carlos Sabichi, Raglan Alston Tuttle, George 
Foster Jones, Gerald Anthony, John Elgin Fetzer, George 
Stitzel Backus, Harry Herbert Baskerville, Ernest Wells 
and Colbert Coldwell. Wallace Woodlief (Southwestern) 
affiliated. 

The promise of June, 1902, was fulfilled and extended. 
With ten old men returned, nine initiated and one affil- 
iated, Beta-Xi started on her way with twenty good work- 
ers. 

The national side of the Fraternity was not neglected. 
F. H. Dakin, jr., attended the fifteenth biennial conclave, 
at New Orleans, in November, 1902, as the delegate of 
Beta-Xi. 

Social life was gone in for more this year. There 
was the usual class day reception in May, 1903, which 
was attended by about three hundred and fifty persons. 

There were also many dances given at the chapter 
house, as well as chapter house dinners as a forerunner 
to attendance at the larger college dances. 

The scholarship of the chapter was maintained. This 
factor was recognized by the faculty. Charles Dozier was 
an instructor in the college of mining and Archibald Ward 
had been advanced to assistant professor in the col- 
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Athletics, journalism, politics and in fact, all phases of 
college life were participated in to their fullest extent by 
the members of the chapter, as a glance at the records 
in the biographical department will show. All in all, 
Beta-Xi kept up and improved upon the ideals and pace 
set by the charter members. 

For the university this was a notable period. Dr. 
Jacques Loeb, one of the world's most eminent biologists, 
came to California. Professor Henry Morse Stephens, a 
recognized leader among the world's historians, and Pro- 
fessor Adolf Casper Miller, now dean of the college of 
commerce, a lecturer and educator of note in economics, 
also joined the faculty. 

On November 21, 1902, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst laid the 
corner-stone of the Hearst memorial mining building, and 
during that visit gave more generously than ever to the 
university. Hearst Hall was dedicated to the use of the 
women students. In addition, various bequests for 
scholarships and for securing the treasures of the East 
for our museums were made by her. 

The Greek theater, the gift of Mr. William Randolph 
Hearst and the only college auditorium of its kind in the 
world, was finished in April, 1903. The commencement 
exercises of the class of 1903, the first to be held in the 
Greek theater, were doubly memorable because Colonel 
Theodore Roosevelt made the address. 

The formal dedication of the Greek theater took place 
in the following September, and the occasion was marked 
by the presentation of The Birds in the original Greek. 

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senior, in May, 1903, for various reasons, probably good 
and sufficient, the chapter was able to return but eight 
men in August, 1903. Yet we find that spirit makes up 
for lack of numbers, for in the words of George Jones, 
in the October, 1903, Cadiiceus, ''although rather few in 
numbers, we are all hard at work and ready to do better 
this year than last." 

Here is the true Kappa Sigma spirit. It is easily 
proven by the list of initiates for that year. Frederic 
Gerber Dorety, post-graduate (previously proposed for 
the original Beta Kappa Delta Society), Charles Belford 
Jones, Harold Bird, Frederick Arthur Richards, William 
Chester Davis, Alec William MacNichol, Arthur Carroll 
Hastings and Bertram Rigby. 

With this good-sized aggregation of new men came 
more improvement. The same activity in the pursuit of 
college honors successfully continued. It is not to be 
supposed, however, that the mere externals were all that 
were desired and sought for, but the internal government 
and brotherly atmosphere, the most important and the 
basic principle of a chapter, were in evidence, as they 
were from the beginning. 

The university itself continued on its growth. The 
period of financial prosperity that the country was enjoy- 
ing stimulated private donations. The university exten- 
sion work, practically college courses given to those who 
have not the time nor facilities for attending the uni- 
versity itself, was being rapidly extended and its bene- 
ficial results largely increased under the efficient. leader- 
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During August, 1904, the sixteenth biennial conclave of 
Kappa Sigma was held in St. Louis, but due to the near- 
ness of the new semester, with its rushing season, none 
of the active men of Beta-Xi were present. 

The history of the chapter up to the opening of the 
college year, 1904-'05, had been a splendid one. The 
chapter received its first setback when its returning mem- 
bers, fifteen strong, initiated during the whole year but 
three new men. Not but what they may have been justi- 
fied by the quality of the 1908 material, but it would seem 
that more names and of equal value to the chapter could 
have been added to those of Thomas Ebenezer Stephens, 
Carlos Alfred Newbery and Samuel Clark Wells. J. Fred 
Staver (Oregon) affiliated. 

Although necessarily deprived of certain advantages 
through having a smaller freshman class, as regards col- 
lege honors, and though each first year man had to do 
double duty around the house, we find that the chapter 
continued to hold its own. 

It was during this year that Charles Jones was elected 
to Phi Beta Kappa, at the same time being Professor 
Stephens' assistant in the far-famed course. History 52, 
by reason of which our worthy brother was dubbed "King 
of the Campus." 

On March 18, 1905, took place an event that will live 
as long as the university. That day formally ended the 
historic freshman-sophomore rush, when the classes of 
1907 and 1908 joined forces and constructed the big 
cement ''C" on charter hill. 

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siderably during this year. The mining building was 
assuming shape, while CaHfornia hall, the new adminis- 
tration building, was nearly completed. 

Beta-Xi, in January, 1905, rejoiced when Boutwell 
Dunlap was appointed national historian of Kappa Sigma, 
a position which he capably filled until May, 1911, w^hen 
he resigned, going down in the annals of Kappa Sigma 
as the man who recovered the history of her earlier years 
in America. 

In an atmosphere of stability the college year of 1905- 
'06 was entered into, the year which was to culminate in 
the catastrophe of April 18, 1906, an event which was to 
disturb many destinies and plans. 

The initiates were Cotesworth Bradway Head, Horacio 
Sanchez-Elia, Charles Albert Warren, jr., Oliver Watson 
Fletter, Howard Mortimer Leggett, David Duncan Oli- 
phant, jr., and Arthur Butler Sibley. 

That the lighter side of college, though indulged in by 
the members of the chapter, had not affected their earnest 
efforts for a university education is shown by a report of 
the scholastic condition of Beta-Xi. David Oliphant in 
the Cadticeus of June, 1906, said : 

''Our chapter was closing one of its most successful 
years at the time of the calamity. In spite of the dis- 
aster, which closed college without examinations, we 
graduated our entire senior class. It consisted of Brothers 
Backus, Jones and Staver. 

''Some rather interesting statistics have shown that 
during the years that Kappa Sigma has been at this uni- 
versity it has graduated more men than any other fra- 

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ternity except one. These statistics also showed that in 
1905 Beta-Xi graduated more men than any other of the 
twenty odd fraternities at our university." 

CaHfornia hall was occupied early in 1906. This 
marked the completion of the first building under the 
Hearst plans, just ten years after the plans had been sug- 
gested by Mrs. Hearst. That decade, while apparently 
not one of rapid growth, was the most successful in the 
university's history. Its progress was of the substantial 
kind. 

The fire of 1906 has been charged with many things. 
It is certain that it retarded to some extent the university, 
for not only were the buildings of the affiliated colleges 
in San Francisco injured, but there was a total destruc- 
tion of the Hastings college of law, as well as the 
Hopkins Art Institute. A large part of the university's 
incom.e property was lost. But as the spirit of rebuilding 
and rehabilitation grew in San Francisco and plans were 
carried out, so too the university by a determined effort 
continued to progress. 

Beta-Xi herself was more fortunate than her sister 
chapter, Beta-Zeta, at Stanford. The chapter house was 
practically uninjured, but everything else was well shaken 
up. 

It had occurred to the chapter back in 1903 that the 
then chapter house, although one of the best at the uni- 
versity, while owned to a very large extent by the chapter, 
was not of the character as to prove worthy of outright 
purchase or even to be contemplated under the existing 
scheme of ownership as a permanent home. An offer 

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was made by a Michigan alumnus of Kappa Sigma to 
advance $25,000 for the erection of what would then 
have been the most magnificent chapter house in the West, 
but Beta-Xi did not avail herself of it. 

Early in 1905 the chapter house plan came to a definite 
culmination, when four thousand seven hundred and fifty 
dollars were subscribed with the intent of starting work 
in January, 1907, on a suitable building. 

That was before the fire. After it the impossibility of 
the plan was recognized. It even became necessary, 
through the financial losses of the members, that Beta- 
Xi keep her first home under a mere lease. 

The seventeenth biennial conclave was held at Lookout 
Mountain during July, 1906. While there was no active 
delegate from the chapter, she had two men present, 
Boutwell Dunlap, the national historian, and Sterry 
Lamson, who was returning from Harvard. 

The small number in the chapter in August, 1906, was 
also an indirect result of the fire. After a strenuous rush- 
ing season, a goodly number of men was obtained : 
Robert Hewitt Williams, John Nelson Hanlon, Frank 
Birchead Reardon, Edward Luis Vivot, Harold Hilton 
Rogers, Stanley Lyman King, Michael Charles O'Toole 
and Wesley William Kergan. Melbourne Roy Tennant 
(Colorado School of Mines) affiliated. 

This was a year of work for Beta-Xi. The fire caused 
the loss of several upper classmen. Without the natural 
leaders, the college activities had to be supplanted to some 
degree by activity within the chapter house. This and 
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members of the chapter ; it showed them the tremendous 
value of men who remained to graduate. Not that the 
men who had been initiated previously did not graduate, 
but that their value had not been appreciated. Consider- 
ing this phase of the subject, the college honors that were 
obtained gain in relative importance. 

Another tradition was added to those already estab- 
lished when in March, 1907, Beta-Xi held her first annual 
chapter dinner at the Hotel Metropole in Oakland. Only 
active and alumni members of the chapter were present. 
The idea was so successful that since then the chapter 
has held its annual chapter dinner, the time being changed 
to commencement week and the affair being held at the 
chapter house. Old ''grads" from all over the Coast re- 
turn to renew their youthful days. 

Athletics were considerably changed this year. Rugby 
was substituted for old-style football. California field 
was completed. This contains the football gridiron and 
the baseball diamond. Senior hall was opened during 
this year. It has since shown its value as a developer of 
college spirit and student self-government. In the latter 
California is the leader of the college world. 

The acquisition of the University farm at Davis and 
the Kearney estate at Fresno were two important factors 
in the growth of the college of agriculture. 

The initiates for 1907-'08 were John Walter Schmitz, 
Edmund Pendleton Lipscomb, Lucien George Matthews, 
George Francis Braun, Irving Wright Benton, Bryan 
Raymond Dyer and Thomas Boarman Smith. William 
Constantine Bell (Texas) affiHated. 

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It was a relatively large number, for the class of 1911 
was extremely poor as regards fraternity material, but as 
our house was controlled by our alumni our expenses 
were low. It was not a case of having to ''fill the house/' 

Athletic regulations prevented us from having a foot- 
ball ''C by Walter Schmitz and a track ''C by Thomas 
Smith, but the spirit of trying was there, and so, though 
not entirely successful in their endeavors, the members 
obtained excellent training in all lines of college activi- 
ties. For the number of actual honors won, the bio- 
graphical department will suffice. 

The college year opened auspiciously for the uni- 
versity. The Hearst memorial mining building was for- 
mally dedicated. Thus California became possessed of the 
most modern and best equipped building in the world for 
the study of mining. 

Another notable event came at the end of the year, in 
April, when the students' infirmary was opened, thus in- 
suring to all the best of medical attention and care while 
attending college. 

Student customs and traditions were revived and added 
to during the year. The carnival in the fall semester and 
labor day in the spring semester both tended to unite the 
students, a very desirable thing in any university and par- 
ticularly hard of accomplishment at the University of 
California, due to local conditions. 

In May, the house was visited by a number of Kappa 
Sigma naval officers. The American fleet was in San 
Francisco bay, on its way around the world. Visits by 
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pleasurable. The many touring brothers on the Coast 
invariably stop at the house while in this vicinity. It 
has been the headquarters while college was in session 
and during vacation for alumni who have come to "the 
bay/' as well as for great university celebrations when 
many of the graduates return. The nearness of the Pre- 
sidio army post has made frequent visits by army men 
possible. 

During the summer of 1908 the eighteenth biennial 
conclave of Kappa Sigma was held at Denver. Howard 
Leggett represented the chapter. Boutwell Dunlap, the 
national historian, was there in his official capacity. 

The fall semester of 1908-'09 started with a rush. The 
chapter was led by one of its most enthusiastic and loyal 
members, Leggett. To give him all the credit that he 
deserves would be impossible, but he may be set down 
as the cause of the many good things that the chapter 
acquired in his last year. 

The first results were new members: Rafael Leopold 
Vivot, Robert Hazeltine Clark, John Franklin Hale, 
Eugene James Seadler, Amos William Elliott, Louis John 
Pfau and Marshall Gould Williamson. 

These men were an excellent acquisition. They were 
of various talents. Out of the six men of 1912 initiated, 
five are with their class at the end of their junior year. 
Surely Beta-Xi had profited by past experience. 

It was a good year for the chapter, becoming better all 
the time until, at the annual chapter dinner in May, 1909, 
Colbert Coldwell announced that Beta-Xi would have a 
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owned by the chapter, but was ta be leased for five years, 
being built under the direction of the alumni. In addition 
to this, he produced the subscription list for a chapter- 
owned house that had been drawn up in 1905, and that 
night six thousand seven hundred dollars were added to it. 

At the same dinner Howard Leggett presented the 
chapter with a beautiful silver loving cup, on which each 
wearer of the ''C has engraved his name and the date 
and the occasion of his winning his letter. 

As a means of keeping the alumni in touch with what 
was being done in the active chapter, it was decided that 
in May of each year a printed letter reviewing the events 
of the period should be sent them. This was inaugu- 
rated in 1909 and has since appeared yearly. 

The corner-stone of the Doe library was laid in No- 
vember, 1908. The general appearance of the campus 
was improved by the construction of several cem.ent 
bridges over Strawberry creek, the one at the Telegraph 
entrance being the site of the forty thousand dollar Sather 
gate. 

At this time Kappa Sigma established her sixth strong 
chapter west of the Rocky mountains. Although pre- 
viously having more trans-montane chapters than any 
other fraternity, this placed her as the leader beyond 
doubt in both East and West. 

The summer of 1909 was spent in the pleasant manner 
of inspecting the new house, the constant query being, 
**Will she be ready for the fall semester?'' 

But the year 1909-'10 opened with Beta-Xi occupying 
her first house, with the new home rapidly assuming 
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The initiates were Charles Newcomb Munger, For- 
rest Albert Plant, Richard Whitney Rust, Rowland Lee 
Chamberlain, Percival Vally Brun, John Frederic Miller, 
Franklin Watson Dozier, Stirling Benjamin Peart, Bur- 
ton Byron Brace, John Raymond Flynn and Frank Howe 
Dyer. 

This was a great year for the entire student body as 
well as Beta-Xi, for it was in November, 1909, that Cali- 
fornia put an end to a long line of varsity football defeats 
and Beta-Xi had a man at outside five-eighths, Amos 
Elliott, of whom ''Bobs" of the San Francisco Chronicle 
said : 

"The brilliant passing movements of the blue and gold 
backs were the features of the day, Amos Elliott being 
undoubtedly the particular bright star of the day. Time 
after time did this little hero initiate bouts of passing 
that gained worlds of ground for his side and he was also 
a Trojan in defense. On one occasion he ran through a 
scattered field for a gain of sixty yards when he was 
seized on his blind side by Dutch Roth, who overtook 
him in dashing style. Had Elliott kept on his way with- 
out paying special attention to the whereabouts of Holman 
he would surely have capped the most brilliant effort of 
the day by scoring. His goal kicking, as was expected, 
was also a valuable asset to his side, as he steered the 
ball safely over the bar on three occasions. Elliott's name 
will go down in California football history for many 
years to come.'' 

In addition to Amos Elliott, we had Stirling Peart as 
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In the spring semester came the election of Robert 
Clark as editor of the 1912 Blue and Gold, 

With the above two as leading honors and Beta-Xi's 
move into her new home on December 1, 1909, the year 
was a well rounded one. 

Feeling that a description of the house would be de- 
sirable to those of our alumni who have not as yet had an 
opportunity to return to California, the following reprint 
from the Caduceiis of June, 1910, by John Hale, is given : 

"The new house is set back about forty feet from the 
sidewalk, giving us a fine front lawn and a magnificent 
marine view from the western side of the house. On a 
clear day one is able to see the Farallone islands through 
the Golden Gate, which lies due west. The side door is 
well set back, giving us a large porch. The entrance is 
made into a reception hall about twelve feet square; to 
the right is the living room and to the left the dining 
room. The kitchen opens oflf the dining room and a 
lavatory off the hall. Each of the main rooms is 20 x 30 
feet and has a hardwood floor and fireplace. There are 
eight-foot openings between these rooms, giving us the 
best dancing floor on the campus. Velour portieres are 
used instead of folding doors. 

'The entire decorative scheme on this floor is mission 
style, monk's cloth overhangings being used at the win- 
dows, while the Balyara rugs are solid colors, woven 
specially for us. The color scheme is brown in the living 
room and blue in the dining room, which has a six-foot 
panel and stein rail above. 

'The stairs to the second floor are in the rear of the 

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hall. On this floor are six bedrooms, a smoking room, 
two baths, shower and toilets. On the third floor are 
three bedrooms, bath, toilet and trunk room. There is 
also a porch on this floor from which v/e get our marine 
view, which can never be cut off, owing to the slope of 
the ground. 

"In the basement are the servants' rooms, a furnace 
room and a chapter hall, which is 20 x 30 feet, being as 
large as the dining room. This room is paneled about 
four feet up, the woodwork being black and the walls red. 
Under the living room we have a partially excavated 
space, 20 x 30, in which we expect to build a billiard room. 

''The exterior of the house is white, while the inside, 
except on the first floor, which is weathered oak, is natural 
finish. The rooms were all tinted according to the occu- 
pant's taste. 

''Everything about the house is modern and of the best. 
Most of our furniture was made to order, being larger 
than the ordinary, as we are buying with an eye to the 
future, when we shall build our own house. All in all, we 
can say that no house on the campus is so modern or 
convenient as ours nor is any kept up in better style." 

An innovation by the faculty to aid the fraternities was 
made in April, 1910, when a schedule of the scholastic 
standing of each fraternity was published, showing Beta- 
Xi standing eleventh. It was extended during the year 
1910-'ll by rendering twice a semester a statement of 
the standing of the lower classmen, with a yearly record 
of general scholastic standing, from which it was deter- 
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lost one place. The system is yet young. It has already 
proven its benefits in preventing the loss of so many 
freshmen by the ''cinch out" method. It is one of the 
things that shows that California is up with the leaders 
in the university world. It is the present sentiment that 
the fraternities should receive official recognition and in 
return justify their existence by aiding the faculties to 
raise scholarship. 

An All-American Rugby team toured Australia during 
the summer of 1910. Most of the team came from Cali- 
fornia. Amos Elliott, of course, made the trip. The 
varsity has also each winter made a trip to British 
Columbia, Amos Elliott and Stirling Peart accompanying 
it each time. 

The nineteenth biennial conclave was held in New York 
in July, 1910. Beta-Xi had three men there, being second 
in the race for the conclave cup. Those representing the 
chapter were Boutwell Dunlap, national historian, Sterry 
Lamson, district grand master of district XIII, and Wes- 
ley Kergan, active delegate. 

The initiates of 1910-'ll were Edwin William Carlin, 
Edward Paul Denny, James Harry McCormack, Glenn 
Frank Engle, Coyle Clay Turner, George Byram Mars- 
den, Sheldon Arthur Allen, Ronald Thomas Strong, Wil- 
liam Morrell Hale, Leo William Meyer, Thomas Balfour 
Mackie Dunn, Thomas Comfort Haven, Frank Braden 
Armstrong and Floyd Howard. Harold Edwards Bates 
(Oregon) affiliated. 

Again did California beat Stanford, and not only did 
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ward, unprecedented in the history of athletics at Cali- 
fornia, he was elected captain for the next year. Stirling 
Peart made the team as wing three-quarters. Sheldon 
Allen played the same position on the second team, while 
William Hale did like work on the freshman team. 

In the second semester Richard Rust was elected to 
manage the 1913 Blue and Gold, 

The past year has seen the opening of the Boalt hall 
of law and the completion of the Sather gate. The new 
agricultural building is well under way. The Doe library 
will be opened in August, 1911. 

Plans have been made to construct a new cinder path 
in Co-ed canyon, while already a swimming pool has 
been opened there. The last of a dozen new bitumen 
tennis courts were opened this year. 

During the summer of 1911, John Hale went with the 
California team to the Western colleges conference meet 
at Minneapolis, taking third in the shot put. Stirling 
Peart went to Europe with the Glee club. 

At the chapter dinner of 1911 the building of a chapter 
house was revived. As a result Colbert Coldwell, Sterry 
Lamson and Arthur Hastings are now at work upon a 
scheme which will give the chapter a new home. The 
printed matter is being prepared and a call will be made 
during July, 1911. 

District XIH held its first conclave in February, having 
as the guest of honor the W. G. M. C, Brother Denious 
of Denver. This will be an annual affair in the future. 

The San Francisco Alumni Chapter united to make this 
conclave a success. This chapter was organized in August, 

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1901, at the Berkeley chapter house, and has at all times 
been active in the interests of Kappa Sigma. As far back 
as 1901 or 1902, it held a banquet in the old Palace hotel. 
The members met for luncheon every Tuesday at various 
places, principally at the old Poodle Dog. Informal din- 
ners were held at the Techau Tavern in 1902, although 
Sanguinetti's was favored on special occasions. During 
1906 and 1907, just after the great fire, the Tuesday 
lunches at the Mint were the only gatherings held. They 
were continued there until 1910, when the lunch place was 
changed to Jules'. In 1908 and 1909, informal dinners 
were held at Frank's and the Bismarck. Frequently active 
members from the California chapter and occasionally 
active members from the Stanford chapter, who happen to 
be in town, join in these dinners and lunches. The lunches 
are also a meeting place for brothers from the east who 
are touring California. In May, 1908, an alumni banquet 
was held at the Fairmont This has since grown into a 
yearly affair, the meeting place being the Palace. It is a 
feature of the district conclave. 

Following the blue ribbon work of Von, the chapter's 
dog, famous on the California campus, at the Oakland 
kennel show, a successful search was made for his pedi- 
gree. It was determined that he is the descendant of 
dogs bred in the purple. 

It is now planned to hold a dinner at the chapter house 
on August 24, 1911, to commemorate the tenth anni- 
versary of the chapter's installation. 

It is inevitable that in any such account many of the 
finest and most interesting incidents must be omitted. 

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Especially is this true of matters of a more personal 
nature, the real history of the fraternity. Of the life-long 
friendships engendered within the chapter house, the spirit 
of co-operation surviving the college days, the plans made, 
the work done, the joy of a brother's victory and triumph 
and the sympathy in his sorrow, the sweetness of associa- 
tion and the academic discussions — of these things there 
can be nothing. Only one who has lived the student life 
can know. And not alone because Beta-Xi is about to 
celebrate her tenth anniversary or that she is proud of 
her record during these past ten years is this sketch felt 
justified. This chapter has men who are making their 
mark in Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and this 
country. To them this will be the only written tie binding 
them to their alma mater and their chapter and through 
her to their Fraternity. This of itself would be a com- 
plete justification if such were necessary. Beta-Xi has 
led in athletics at times, in scholarship at times, and at all 
times has tried to instill in her members a loyalty to them- 
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EXPLANATORY 

The records of the chapter members are arranged as 
follows : 

Date of initiation. 

Full name and latest address. 

Present occupation and political office ; date and place of 
birth; names of father and mother ; preparatory schools 
attended; colleges attended, degrees and date of degree; 
college record; national fraternity offices held; record 
since leaving college; business address; articles and 
books written; clubs and other societies; date of mar- 
riage, wife's maiden name, name and address of zvife's 
parents; home address, if present one be temporary. 

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Initiated August 24, 1901. 

LAURENCE STEPHEN O'TOOLE, 
2119 Berryman Street, Berkeley. 

Attorney ^^b. Aug. 11, 1878, at San Francisco *^^ Dr. 
Michael Cornelius and Louisa (McCormac) OToole ** 
Boone's academy *^ Univ. of Cal., 1896-^97; 1899; 1901; 
1902-'06; LL.B. 1905; A. B. 1906**lieut. and adj. univ. 
cadets; pres. Newman club; sub. guard varsity football 
team ; big ''C" ; pres. sen. law class ; Phi Delta Phi '^* 
Capt. National Guard ^"^ Mechanics' Bank Bldg., San 
Francisco. 

BOUTWELL DUNLAP, 

San Francisco. 
Attorney ; Consul of the Argentine Republic ^"^ b. 
Nov. 14, 1877, at Sacramento "^^ William and Sarah Jane 
(Robinson) Dunlap ^"^ Sacramento h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 
1896-'99; 1900-'01; Catholic Univ. of America, 1902-'05 ; 
Georgetown Univ., 1904; B. L. 1901 ; LL. B. 1905 ; LL.M. 
1910 (Catholic Univ. of America) ^^ At Cal., temp. pres. 
fresh, class ; asst. ed.-in-chief Daily CaUfornian ; resigned 
as ed. 1900 Blue and Gold; rec. com. soph, hop ; intercol. 
debating com.; speaker Maguire club; honorary member 
Newman club; Philosophical Union; at Georgetown, 
Delta Chi; Theta Nu Epsilon; ch. constitutional com. 
Delta Chi national convention, Toronto, 1905 ^"^ National 
Historian of Kappa Sigma, 1905-'ll "^"^ Nominated (but 
declined) for Congress, first Cal. district, 1904; in charge 
of consulate of Uruguay, San Francisco, 1909 ; rec. 
sec. of Cal. Genealogical Soc. ; member com. San 
Francisco Bar Assn. on reform of civil and criminal 

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procedure (report published, 1910) ; honorary Histo- 
rian Sac. Soc. of Cal. Pioneers "^^ First National Bank 
Bldg., San Francisco "^^ Author of Bibliography of the 
Chinese Question in the United States (with Robert 
Ernest Cowan) ; The Canon Law and the Com- 
mon Law (in preparation) ; Kappa Sigma Book; Early 
Letters and Papers of Kappa Sigma; Secret Book of 
Kappa Sigma; contributor to newspapers and racing 
periodicals *'^ Member Amer. Hist. Assn. ; Va. Hist. Soc. ; 
Cal. Genealogical Soc. ; Amer. Pol. Sc. Assn. ; Fellow 
Amer. Statisc. Soc. ; Sons and Daughters of Sac. Soc. of 
Cal. Pioneers ; University Club, S. F. ; Army and Navy 
Club, S. F. ; Press Club, S. F. ; Soc. of Colonial Wars in 
State of Cal. 

WILLIAM WHITEHEAD HURLBUT, 
4180 Woodlawn Avenue, Los Angeles. 

Civil and mining engineer ^"^ b. Dec. 10, 1879, at 
Cheyenne, Wyoming "^^^ Walter Scott and Arabell (White- 
head) Hurlbut "^"^ Denver h. s. and Denver normal and 
prep. s. "^^ Colorado School of Mines, 1899-1901 ; Univ. 
of Cal., 1901-'02; Stanford, 1902-'03 *^ Drafting and en- 
gineering; now chief draftsman, L. A. Aqueduct, Central 
Bldg., Los Angeles *^ m. July 16, 1903, to Elena Wolf- 
skill, d. of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wolfskill of Redondo 
Beach, California. 

FREDERICK HOLROYD DAKIN, JR., 
1440 Spring Street, Berkeley. 

Mining engineer "^"^ b. Apl. 7, 1879, at San Francisco ** 
Frederick Holroyd and Virginia Frances (Casebolt) 

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Dakin ** Boone^s academy ** Univ. of Cal., 1898-1902; 
B. S. 1902 ^'^ Delegate, National Conclave, New Orleans, 
1902 ^"^ Copper mining; 26 Montgomery street, San Fran- 
cisco ** m. June 1, 1907, to Margaret McKenney, d. of 
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McKenney of Berkeley. 

CLARENCE CASEBOLT DAKIN, 
Modesto, California. 

Architect ^^ b. Mar. 28, 1880, at San Francisco** 
Frederick Holroyd and Virginia Frances (Casebolt) 
Dakin ** Boone's academy ** Univ. of Cal., 1900-'02; 
1907-'08 ** secy. Chess club; dramatics ** 26 Montgom- 
ery street, San Francisco ** m. Oct. 23, 1902, to Etta 
Elizabeth Lyser, d. of Prof, and Mrs. A. Lyser of Ber- 
keley. 

CHARLES THOMASSON DOZIER, 
1934 Virginia Street, Berkeley. 

Mining engineer ** b. Aug. 5, 1879, at Oakland ** 
Charles Thomasson and Fannie (Littlejohn) Dozier ** 
Berkeley h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1897-1905 ; B. S. 1902 ** 
capt. univ. cadets.; pres. (second semester) sen. class; 
pres. Mining club ; asst. in mining, 1902-'05 ; pres. 
grad. students ; Sigma Xi ** Pres. Dozier-Putnam Co., 
Redding, Cal. ** General mining business. 

CHRISTOPHER HATTON ASPLAND, 

Transvaal, South Africa. 

Mining engineer ** b. Jan. 16, 1880, at San Gabriel, 
Cal. ** Sydney and Kate Olivia (Russell) Aspland ** 

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Victoria collegiate s. and Berkeley h. s. "^"^ Univ. of Cal., 
1898-1902; B. S. 1902 '^''^ Sampling and mine surveying; 
P. O. Box 5, Knights Landing, Transvaal, South Africa. 

CHARLES JULIUS LYSER, 
3018 Fulton Street, Berkeley. 

Mining engineer ^"^ b. Aug. 14, 1877, at San Francisco 
** Prof. Albert and Alice (Hilton) Lyser ** Lowell h. s. 
** Univ. of Cal., 1899-1902; 1903-W ^^ Mining supt. and 
expert "^^ m. Dec. 25, 1905, to Abigail Stackpole, d. of Mr. 
and Mrs. F. Stackpole of Denver, Colorado. 

ROBERT WEITBREC COOPER, 
1136 South Alvarado Street, Los Angeles. 

Business "^"^ b. Apl. 30, 1881, at Denver, Col. ** Kemp 
G. and Mary E. (Bucher) Cooper *'^' Pantages Theater 
Bldg., Los Angeles ^^ m. Apl. 2, 1907, to Grace G. Wolf- 
skill, d. of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wolfskill of Redondo 
Beach, California. 

Initiated September 6, 1901. 

ALLEN DE LANGE WEITBREC, 
Hotel Angelus, Denver, Colorado. 

Writer ** b. Nov. 11, 1884, at Colorado Springs, Col. ** 
Robert Foster and Cecilia (Allen) Weitbrec ^"^ Denver 
h. s. **Univ. of Cal., 1901-'03; 1904-'05 ; capt. chess 
team; ch. chess com.; ed. staff Occident "^"^ Inventing and 
promoting. 

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CHARLES HAMILTON LEE, 
Lone Pine, California. 

Civil engineer ^^* b. Feb. 1, 1883, at Oakland ^-^^ Rev. 
Hamilton and Genevieve (Little John) Lee "^"^ Berkeley h. 
s. ^^Univ. of Cal, 1901-'05: B. S., 1905 ^* capt univ. 
cadets "^^ Central Bldg., Los Angeles. 

WILLIAM CAMPBELL KERR, 
Korea. 

Minister and missionary ^"^ b. Aug. 23, 1883, at Oconto, 
Wis. *^ Rev. John Henry and Margaretta (Campbell) 
Kerr, D. D. "^"^ Mt. Tamalpais milt, academy ^^^ Univ. of 
Cal., 1900-'02; Princeton, 1902-'05 ; Auburn (N. Y.) 
Theological Seminary, 1905-'08; A. B. 1904; A. M. 1905 ; 
ordained to ministry 1908 ^"^ At Princeton, banjo club; 
Phi Beta Kappa; graduated magna cum laude; classical 
fellowship *^ At Auburn, pres. Y. M. C. A. ; band ; or- 
ganist ; baseball team ^^^ Missionary under Presbyterian 
Board, Korea. 

JOHN ROYAL TURNER, 
Humboldt, Nevada. 

Mining ^*b. Nov. 28, 1880, at Apple River, 111.** 
John Parson and Nellie (Hess) Turner ** Salt Lake h. 
s. ** Colorado School of Mines, 1900-'01 ; Univ. of Cal., 
1901-'03 ** General mining; now^ Supt. Imlay Mining Co. 
** Home, 922 East Second South Street, Salt Lake, Utah. 

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WARREN PAUL, JR., 
Gooding, Idaho. 

Salesman ^^ b. Nov. 6, 1882, at Denver, Col. ** Warren 
and Catherine (Keelan) Paul "^^ Salt Lake h. s. "^"^ Univ. 
of Cal, 1901-'03; Stanford, 1903-W ^^ At Cal., Daily 
Calif ornian; at Stanford, Daily Palo Alto "^"^ General 
salesman, mining business ; now General Sales Agt. Good- 
ing Townsite Co. ^* m. Mar. 15, 1909, to Maud Gooding 
Emerson, d. of ex-Gov. and Mrs. F. R. Gooding of Good- 
ing. 

Initiated October 18, 1901. 

FRANK ABBOTT ROBINSON, 

Sonora, California. 

U. S. Forestry Dept. *^ b. July 13, 1881, at Toronto, 
Canada "^"^ James Benson and Luella (Cross) Robinson "^"^ 
Lowell h. s. and Anderson milt, academy "^^ Univ. of Cal., 
1901-'03; Cooper Medical College, 1904-'05 ^^ Theta Nu 
Epsilon ; Omega Psi Phi ^^ Contractor ; now a forest 
ranger at Sonora "^^ Home, 902 Central avenue, San 
Francisco. 

CAREY ROY BROWNING, 

Tustin, Orange County, California. 

Farmer '^* b. Apl. 6, 1879, at Penryn, Cal. "^"^ Benjamin 
and Edith Jane (Davis) Browning ^"^ Oakland h. s. and 
California college academy ** Univ. of Cal., 1900-'04 ** 
lieut. univ. cadets ** man. ed. Daily Calif ornian; asst. 
man. '04 circus ; man. '04 jun. day; one of three eds. 1904 

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Blue and Gold; Winged Helmet ** m. Nov. 16, 1910, to 
Hazel Belle Pitcher, d. of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Pitcher of 
San Jose, California. 

Initiated February 1, 1902. 

JOSEPH STERRY LAMSON, 
Berkeley Inn, Berkeley. 

Attorney; inheritance tax appraiser 1911 — "^"^ b. Aug. 
16, 1883, at Saginaw, Mich. ^^ Joseph Sterry and Eliza- 
beth (Gaylord) Lamson ^^ Hay ward h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal., 
1899-1904; Harvard, 1904-^06; A. B. 1903; LL. B. 1906 
^^ At Cal., chess team ; chess com. ; at Harvard, graduated 
cum laude ^"^ D. G. M. District XIII of Kappa Sigma, 
1910 — ^^ Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco "^"^ Home, 
Hayward, California. 

HARRY MONROE HOWARD, 
2011 Parker Street, Berkeley. 

Advertising ^"^ b. Aug. 1, 1882, at Spokane, Wash.** 
George Washington and Georgia (Lamb) Howard** 
Oakland h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1901-'05; B. S. 1905** 
varsity track team; varsity football team; pres. (jfirst 
semester) fresh, class ; vice-pres. soph, class ; fresh, glee 
com. ; fresh, football team ; football numerals ; big ''C" ; 
Winged Helmet ; Golden Bear ** Mining, real estate ; 
now on the advertising staff S. F. Examiner ** m. May 
1, 1906, to Daisy Lee French, d. of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. 
French of Omaha, Nebraska. 

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WALTER BOOTH MACAULAY, 
1778 Tenth Avenue, Oakland. 

Draftsman *^ b. Nov. 20, 1880, at Arlington, N. J. ** 
Rev. Joseph and Emma (WilHams) Macaulay ^^^ Oakland 
h. s. "^"^ Univ. of Cal., 1901 -'05 "^"^ Union Iron Works, San 
Francisco "^^ m. Feb. 6, 1906, to Lydia Alta Dabovitch, d. 
of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Dabovitch of Oakland. 

Initiated February 17, 1902. 

ARCHIBALD ROBINSON WARD, 

Philippine Islands. 

U. S. veterinary service, P. I.*"^' b. Sept. 12, 1875, at 
Ithaca, N. Y. "^'^ Albert Riley and Henrietta (Robinson) 
Ward ** Ithaca h. s. ** Cornell, 1894-1901 ; Univ. of Cal., 
1901-'02; B. S. 1898; D. V. M. 1901 ^^ Sigma Xi ^* Asst. 
in Dairy Bacteriology at Cornell, 1898-1901 ; Asst. prof, 
of bacteriology and director of the State hygienic lab- 
oratory of Cal. "^^ Author of various studies ^"^ Chief U. 
S. veterinary service, P. I. 

Initiated August 21, 1902. 

RAGLAN ALSTON TUTTLE, 

Auburn, California. 

Attorney ** b. Dec. 13, 1881, at Oakland ^"^ Hon. Fred- 
erick Pierson and Susan (Davis) Tuttle ^"^ Placer county 
h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1901-'05 ; Hastings College of Law, 
1905- W; B. L. 1905; LL. B. 1907 ^^^ capt. and quarter- 
master univ. cadets ; ch. rec. com. fresh, glee ; rec. com. 
soph, hop; ch. jun. prom; pres. (first semester) sen. 

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class ; Phi Delta Phi "^"^ Attorney, Panama Ry. ; now 
member of Tuttle and Tuttle, Auburn ^"^ m. Jan. 4, 1909, 
to Calla Claire Pedlar, d. of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Pedlar 
of Oakland. 

GEORGE CARLOS SABICHI, 

Bakersfield, California, 

Physician and surgeon "^^ b. Nov. 4, 1879, at Los An- 
geles "^^ Hon. Frank and Magdalena (Wolf skill) Sabichi 
^^Hoyt's and St. Vincent's ^^ St. Vincent's, 1895-'99; 
Univ. of Cal., 1899-1901; Univ. of So. Cal, 1902-W; B. 
S. 1899; M. S. 1900; M. D. 1904^* At St. Vincent's, ed. 
S. V. C. Student; pres. Lyceum; football team; at U. S. 
C, Nu Sigma Nu ; Theta Nu Epsilon ^"^ House physician, 
L. A. County Hospital and Old Soldiers' Home "^^ m. 
June 26, 1907, to May Isabel Myers, d. of Mr. and Mrs. 
J. R. Richards of Los Angeles. 

Initiated September 19, 1902. 

GEORGE FOSTER JONES, 
Oroville, California. 

Attorney; Dist. Atty. Butte Co., 1911— ^*b. Nov. 18, 
1883, at Oroville ** Hon. Albert Foster and May Stanton 
(Evans) Jones *^ Oroville h. s. ^* Univ. of Cal., 1902-'06; 
Yale, 1906-'08; B. L. 1906; LL. B. 1908 *^ At Cal., fresh. 
crew ; varsity track team ; ch. sen. extra, com. ; At Yale, 
Book and Gavel ; mgr. assn. football team "^"^ m. Nov. 22, 
1910, to Marie Gesford, d. of Judge and Mrs. H. C. Ges- 
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Initiated September 20, 1902. 

GEORGE STITZEL BACKUS, 
Britannia Beach, British Columbia. 

Mining engineer ^'^ b. Sept. 2, 1883, at Walla Walla, 
Washington ** Lieutenant (U. S. A.) George B. and 
Amanda Katherine (Stitzel) Backus ^^ Oakland h. s. ** 
Univ. of Cal., 1902-'06; B. S. 1906 ^* Assaying and mi- 
ning'^'^'m. Nov. 21, 1906, to Harriet Anna Fish, d. of 
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fish of Oakland ^* Home, Colville, 
Washington. 

WILLIAM GOODRICH DANDY, 
2521 San Jose Avenue, Alameda. 

Salesman ^^ b. Mar. 12, 1880, at Arkansas City, Kan- 
sas *^ Charles Pelham and Carrie Ellen (Goodrich) 
Dandy ^* Los Angeles h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1902-'03 *^ 
varsity crew *^ Automobile salesman "^^ m. June 8, 1905, 
to Mary C. Jessup, d. of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jessup of 
Oakland. 

GERALD ANTHONY, 
436 East Forty-fifth Street, Portland, Oregon. 

Real estate **b. July 9, 1884, at Alameda *^ Edwin 
Requa and Helena Virginia (Hitchcock) Anthony*'*' 
Alameda h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1902-'04 ** General lum- 
ber business; now with Keasey, Humason and Jeffery, 
Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Portland ** m. Apl. 21, 
1908, to Edwina Baird Mastick, d. of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. 
Mastick of Portland. 

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JOHN ELGIN FETZER, 

Denver, Colorado. 

Attorney ** b. Sept. 2, 1883, at Denver ''-^ John Lock- 
hart and Lucretia (Elgin) Fetzer ^^"^ Denver h. s. "^"^ Univ. 
of Cal., 1902-'03; Univ. of Mich,, 1903-'06; Columbia, 
1906-'08; A. B. 1906; LL. B. 1908^^ At Mich., ass. ed. 
Ann Arbor Republican; asst. bus. mgr. Michigan Daily; 
jun. hop com.; pres. Rep. club; class track team; secy, 
nat. col. rep. league ^^ Asst. Dist. Atty. Logan County, 
Col. ; Atty. U. P. Ry. ; Secy, and Counsel North Sterling 
Irrigation Dist. ; now. Equitable Bldg., Denver ^"^ m. 
June 24, 1909, to Elizabeth Babcock, d. of Mr. and Mrs. 
C. F. Babcock of Detroit, Michigan. 

HARRY HERBERT BASKERVILLE, 
1470 East Twenty-first Street, Los Angeles. 

Public accountant ^"^ b. Apl. 30, 1880, at Los Angeles 
^^ Los Angeles h. s. '^^ Univ. of Cal, 1902-'03 ; Stanford, 
1903-'04 '^^ Auditorium Bldg., Los Angeles *^ m. Apl. 
25, 1905, to Mary E. Dalton, d. of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. 
Dalton of Los Angeles. 

Initiated October 14, 1902. 

COLBERT COLDWELL, 
2333 Cedar Street, Berkeley. 

Real estate ^* b. Apl. 11, 1883, at Durango, Cal. ^^ Na- 
thaniel Colbert and Ellen (Robinson) Coldwell ^* Boone's 

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academy *^ Univ. of Cal., 1902-'03 ** Member of Tucker, 
Lynch and Coldwell, Russ Arcade, San Francisco ** 
Southern Club, S. F. "^"^ m. Aug. 30, 1905, to Johanna 
Leaton, d. of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leaton of Mt. Pleasant, 
Michigan. 

ERNEST WELLS, 
Portland, Oregon. 

Real estate ** b. Feb. 26, 1882, at Santa Rosa, Cal. ** 
Phillip and Margaret Mellesie (Clark) Wells ^* Berkeley 
h. s. **Univ. of Cal., 1902-'03 ** fresh, football team; 
glee club; pres. (first semester) fresh, class ** Broker; 
now with C. P. Wells & Co., Abington Bldg., Portland. 

Affiliated August, 1902. 

WALLACE WOODLIEF, 
Texas. 

Business ^^ Initiate of Iota chapter at Southwestern. 

Initiated September 3, 1903. 

CHARLES BELFORD JONES, 
Coachella, California. 

Business ** b. Sept. 2, 1884, at St. Louis, Mo. ** Ben- 
jamin Franklin and Ida (Daniels) Jones ** San Diego h. 
s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1901-'05 ; B. L. 1905 ** gen. com. sen. 
week; reader in history; Phi Beta Kappa; pres. ass. stu- 
dents, summer session, 1905 "^""^ Law clerk; newspaper 
editor; now with Starrett & Jones Oil Co., Coachella. 



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WILLIAM CHESTER DAVIS, 
2440 Washington Street, San Francisco. 

Mining ^^b. Nov. 2, 1883, at Salt Lake, Utah** 
Lewellyn and Elizabeth Laura (Davis) Davis ** Salt 
Lake h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1903-W ** fresh, football 
team; football numerals; pres. (first semester) fresh, 
class ; De Koven club ** Vice-pres. and Mgr., Shoshone 
Quicksilver Co., Austin, Nevada ** m. Oct. 16, 1908, to 
Mary Luella Somerville, d. of Mr. and Mrs. W. Somer- 
ville of San Francisco. 

FREDERICK ARTHUR RICHARDS, 

Placerville, California. 

Mining **b. Nov. 2, 1883, at Nevada City, Cal.** 
James and Mary Louisa (Barnett) Richards ** Placer- 
ville h. s. and Boone's academy ** Univ. of Cal., 1903-^07 
** General mining business. 

HAROLD BIRD, 
248 Fourth East Street, Salt Lake, Utah. 

Engineer ** b. Sept. 5, 1883, at Salt Lake ** William 
Harold and Laura Jane (Lapish) Bird ** Salt Lake h. s. 
** Univ. of Cal., 1903-'06 ** Utah Fuel Co., Salt Lake. 

ALEXANDER WILLIAM MacNICHOL, 
1456 Fulton Street, San Francisco. 

Mining **b. Jan. 14, 1885, at San Francisco ** Howard 
Robinson and Johanna E. (Drucker) MacNichol ** 
Lowell and Lick h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1903-'08 ; B. S. 
1908 ** class crew ** Mining; assaying, Oakland. 

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Initiated January 18, 1904. 

BERTRAM RIGBY, 

2136 Prince Street, Berkeley. 

Salesman "^"^ b. Nov. 21, 1885, at Auckland, New Zea- 
land "^"^ William and Ellen A. (Cruikshank) Rigby** 
Alameda h. s. ^* Univ. of Cal., 1903-'07; B. S. 1907** 
m. July 14, 1909, to Minnie Lieber, d. of Mr. and Mrs. 
W. K. Lieber of Alameda. 

ARTHUR CARROLL HASTINGS, 
San Francisco. 

Real estate ** b. June 17, 1884, at Auburn, Cal. *- John 
Milton and Martha Ann (Brown) Hastings ** Marysville 
h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1903-'06 ** man. of 1907 Blue and 
Gold; secy. Press club ; Gun club ** Bank teller ; now with 
Tucker, Lynch and Coldwell, Russ Arcade, San Fran- 
cisco. 

Initiated May 2, 1904 

FREDERIC GERBER DORETY, 
202 Thirty-sixth Avenue, North, Seattle, Washington. 

Attorney ** b. July 20, 1878, at Boston, Mass. ** 
Joseph Henry and Rose Elizabeth (Gerber) Dorety "^"^ 
Oakland h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1896-1900; 1903-W; 
Harvard, 1900-'03 ; B. L. 1900; LL. B. 1903 *^ At Cal., 
pres. A. S. U. C. ; pres. soph, class; man.-ed. Daily Call- 
fornian; ass. ed. Occident; lieut. univ. cadets ; Golden 
Bear "^^ Lecturer in law, Univ. of Cal., 1903-'05 ; Asst. 
U. S. Atty., Western Dist. of Wash., 1908-'10; now Asst. 

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Atty. for Washington of the Great Northern Ry., King 
Street Station, Seattle ^"^ m. Sept. 6, 1905, to Mary Fran- 
ces French, d. of the Rev. and Mrs. John French of 
Oakland. 

Affiliated August, 1904. 

JOHN FREDERICK STAVER, 
754 Schuyler Street, Portland, Oregon. 

Mining engineer ** b. Aug. 19, 1883, at Freeport, 111. 
^"^ Samuel Wesley and Lavina (Baer) Staver ^*'^ Portland 
h. s. ^^Univ. of Oregon, 1900-'04; Univ. of Cal., 1904- 
'06; B. S., 1904 (Chem.) B. S., 1906 (Mining) ^^ At 
Oregon, man. ed. Monthly; treas. student body; pres. 
Dormitory club ; Chemistry club ; charter member Gamma 
Alpha ; class track team ; at Cal., French club ^^ General 
mining business ^^ m. July 14, 1909, to Myra Lee Mac- 
Farlane, d. of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. MacFarlane of Idaho 
Springs, Colorado. 

Initiated January 23, 1905 

CARLOS ALFRED NEWBERY, 
Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. 

Estanciero and government official ^^ b. Jan. 20, 1884, 
at Buenos Aires ^"^ Dr. Ralph and Dolores (Malgarie) 
Newbery "^"^ Instituto europeo "^^ Columbia, 1903 ; Cor- 
nell, 1903-'05; Univ. of Cal., 1905-^08; B. S. 1908** 
Alpha Zeta ; varsity track team ** Ministry of Agricul- 
ture, A. R. ** Home, Moldes, 2368, Buenos Aires. 

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SAMUEL CLARK WELLS, 
Martinez, California. 

Deputy County Clerk, Contra Costa Co. ^"^ b. Sept. 19, 
1884, at Santa Rosa, Cal. ** Phillip and Margaret (Clark) 
Wells *^ Oakland h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1904-'06. 

Initiated February 8, 1905. 

THOMAS EBENEZER STEPHENS, 
Club de Residentes Extranjeros, Rosario, A. R. 

Salesman ^*b. Nov. 18, 1883, at Auburn, Cal.** 
Thomas 2benezer and Adeline (Babcock) Stephens ** 
Sonora and Auburn h. s. and Mt. Tamalpais milt, acad- 
emy ** Univ. of Cal., 1905 ** athletic ed. Daily Calif or- 
nian ** General business ; now sales manager, Compania 
Singer, Northern Argentina. 

Initiated August 28, 1905. 

COTESWORTH BRADWAY HEAD, 
1637 Walnut Street, Berkeley. 

Clerk **b. Feb. 15, 1886, at Oakland ** Cotesworth 
Pinkney and Elizabeth Watson (Irish) Head ** Roxbury 
latin s. and Horton s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1903-^06 ** bas- 
ketball team ; varsity track team ; pres. French club ; man- 
dolin club; banjo club; dramatics; summer school dance 
com. ** Spring Valley Water Co., 375 Sutter Street, San 
Francisco. 

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HORACIO SANCHEZ-ELIA, 
Florida 980, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. 

Capitalist *^ b. May 19, 1885, at Buenos Aires *^ Ig- 
nacio and Maria (Elia) Sanchez -^^ Colegio San Jose and 
Instituto Vertiz ''^ Cornell, 1905 ; Univ. of Cal., 1906-^08 ; 
B, S. 1908 ^^ dec. com. sen. ball *^ Jockey Club, Buenos 
Aires. 

HOWARD MORTIMER LEGGETT, 
Fresno, California. 

Insurance "^^ b. June 17, 1887, at Oroville, Cal. ** 
James Howard and Mary (McSmith) Leggett "^"^^ Oro- 
ville h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal., 1905-'09 ^^'^ Alpha Zeta ; varsity 
track team ; track numerals ; ed. and man. staffs, 1909 
Blue and Gold; soph, hop com. ; floor mgr. jun. prom ; 
sen. ban. com. ; sen. picnic com. ; dramatics "^"^ Delegate, 
National Conclave, Denver, 1908 ^^ New England Mutual 
Life Ins. Co., Fresno, California "^^ m. Sept. 14, 1909, to 
Gladys Armstrong, d. of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Armstrong 
of Los Angeles. 

CHARLES ALBERT WARREN, JR., 

1822 Sacramento Street, San Francisco. 

Business *^ b. Apl. 23, 1885, at San Francisco ** 
Charles Albert and Ada (Smith) Warren ^^ Santa Clara 
college ^"^ Univ. of Cal., 1905-'06 -^'^^ Vice-pres., Charles 
A. Warren Co., Kohl Bldg., San Francisco "^'^ Bohemian 
Club, University Club, S. F. *^ m. Sept. 11, 1907, to 
Claudine Cotton, d. of Judge and Mrs. A. R. Cotton of 
San Francisco. 

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OLIVER WATSON FLETTER, 
108 Sunnyside Avenue, Oakland. 

Salesman ^^' b. Oct. 23, 1887, at Alameda ** Hon. Free- 
born Jacob and Sarah (Watson) Fletter "^"^ Boone's 
academy ^* Univ. of Cal, 1905-'06; 1908-'09^^ Parrott 
and Co., 320 California street, San Francisco ^^ m. Apl. 
10, 1909, to Gladys Church, d. of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. 
Church of Piedmont, California. 

Initiated September 18, 1905. 

DAVID DUNCAN OLIPHANT, JR., 

2711 Elmwood Street, Berkeley. 

Attorney *^b. Oct. 29, 1886, at Portland, Oregon'^* 
David Duncan and Anna Euphemia (Reamer) Oliphant 
^^ Portland academy and Horton's "^^ Univ. of Cal., 
1905-W; Hastings College of Law, 1908-'ll; LL. B. 
1911*"^ ass. ed. Daily Calif ornian; vice-pres. Daily Cali- 
fornian Pub. Co.; gen. ch. soph, hop "^'"^ m. June 1, 1911, 
to Fay Chapman, d. of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman of Oak- 
land. 

Initiated October 23, 1905. 

ARTHUR BUTLER SIBLEY, 
270 Dolores Street, San Francisco. 

Contractor ''^* b. Nov. 28, 1882, at San Francisco ** 
Levi Butler and Harriett Belle (Crockett) Sibley ^"^ Hay- 
ward and Lowell h. s. "^"^ Univ of Cal., 1904-'06 "^"^^ Vice- 
pres. Sibley Grading and Teaming Co., Builders' Ex- 
change Bldg., San Francisco. 

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Initiated August 25, 1906. 

FRANK BIRCKHEAD REARDON, 
Bush and Hyde Streets, San Francisco. 

Physician and surgeon ^"^ b. Sept. 27, 1889, at Oroville, 
Cal. ** Dr. Thomas Birckhead and JuHa (Holland) Rear- 
don *^ Oroville h. s. **Univ. of Cal., 1906; St. Mary's 
College, 1907; Cooper Medical College, 1907-'ll; M. D. 
1911 ^^Nu Sigma Nu "^^ House physician, St. Francis 
Hospital, San Francisco. 

JOHN NELSON HANLON, 
9 Plaza Cervantes, Manila, P. I. 

Engineer and draftsman ^^ b. Mar. 3, 1887, at Pen- 
nington, N. J. ^^ Prof. John Russell and Lida (Lillagore) 
Hanlon ^^ Pennington seminary ; Oroville, Dinuba and 
Willows h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal., 1906-'08; 1910-11 ^^ Gen- 
eral engineering "^^ Home, Santa Ynez, California. 

MICHAEL CHARLES O'TOOLE, 

2119 Berryman Street, Berkeley. 

Architect ^^ b. Feb. 14, 1884, at Berkeley ^^ Dr. 
Michael and Louisa (McCormac) O'Toole ^^ Santa Clara 
college « Univ. of Cal, 1906-'09; A. B. 1909 ^'^' ed. staff 
Journal Technology ^^ Wright, Rushforth and Cahill, 571 
California street, San Francisco. 

Initiated October 6, 1906. 

HAROLD HAVEN COCHRANE (Deceased). 

b. Sept. 4, 1886, at La Fayette, 111. ^^^ Rev. Leonard 
Gurley and Adarian Cecilia (Tubbs) Cochrane ** Salem, 
Tacoma and Ontario h. s. "^"^ Pomona College, 1904-'06; 

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Univ. of Cal., 1906-'07 ^-^^ While absent on leave Bro. 
Cochrane contracted pneumonia and died Aug. 28, 1907, 
at Providence Hospital, Oakland. 

STANLEY LYMAN KING, 
110 Laurel Avenue, Oakland. 

Telephone engineer "^^ b. June 17, 1887, at Oakland '^* 
Lyman Taylor and Laura (Smith) King"^"^ Oakland h. s. 
*^Univ. of Cal, 1906-'10; B. S. 1910 ^^ Pacific Tele- 
phone Co., Shreve Bldg., San Francisco. 

EDWARD LUIS VIVOT, 
Santa Fe 899, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. 

Capitalist and estanciero ^"^ b. Oct. 10, 1886, at Buenos 
Aires "^^ Narciso and Enriquata (Alais) Vivot "^"^ Colegio 
nacional ^"^ Univ. of Cal., 1906-'09 "^^ Glee club ; De Koven 
club ^"^ Jockey Club, Buenos Aires. 

HAROLD HILTON ROGERS. 

Pasadena, California. 

Draftsman ^"^ b. Jan. 25, 1884, at Oakland ^"^ Solomon 
Durham and Adelia Catherine (Hilton) Rogers "^"^ An- 
derson's academy and Centerville h. s. "^"^ Univ. of Cal., 
1905 ; 1906-'07 ** St. John's club. 

Initiated October 29, 1906. 

WESLEY WILLIAM KERGAN, 
216 Lake Shore Boulevard, Oakland. 

Student **b. June 19, 1887, at Detroit, Mich. *^ Dr. 
William Wesley and Kathryn (Clare) Kergan "^^ Oakland 

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h. s. «Univ. of Cal, 1906— . ^^' B. L. 1910^^* lit. bd., 
josh dept. and man. staff 1910 Blue and Gold; ed. Peli- 
can; ed. Occident; English club; news ed. Daily Cali- 
fornian; floor mgr. soph. inf. dance; arr. com. (press 
agent) sen. extra.; sen. class chaplain; vice-pres. grad. 
students ; John Marshall law club ; reader in history "^^ 
Delegate, National Conclave, New York, 1910; Alumnus 
Advisor, Beta-Xi. 1911 — . "^^ Law clerk, J. S. Lamson, 
Monadnock Bldg., San Francisco. 

Initiated February 2, 1907. 

ROBERT HEWITT WILLIAMS, 
2522 Ridge Road, Berkeley. 

Business ** b. Feb. 20, 1887, at Wales ^* David and 
Anna (Davies) Williams "^^ Central and Oakland h. s. '^^ 
Univ. of Cal., 1905-W ^^' Pelican staff; glee club; De 
Koven club; budweiser (varsity) quartette "^"^ General 
business, San Francisco. 

Affiliated January, 1907. 

MELBOURNE ROY TENNANT, 
Denver, Colorado. 

Business "^^ Initiate of Gamma-Gamma Chapter at Col- 
orado School of Mines. 

Initiated August 26, 1907. 

JOHN WALTER SCHMITZ, 
Madera, California. 

Farmer and banker ^^ b. Nov. 28, 1886, at San Fran- 
cisco ^^^ John William and Mary (Van Leyen) Schmitz "^^ 

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Detroit and Santa Clara colleges ^"^ Santa Clara college, 
1903-'07; Univ. of Cal., 1907-'09; A. B. 1907 ** At Santa 
Clara, football; track team; basketball; asst. stage mgr. ; 
Senate; at Cal., football; De Koven club. 

LUCIEN GEORGE MATTHEWS, 
Hotel Cadillac, New York. 

Newspaper reporter "^^ b. June 25, 1888, at South Bend, 
Ind. '^* Michael Malott and Carrie (Ransdell) Matthews 
** South Bend h. s. *^ Univ. of Cal., 1907-'08. Home, 
1520 Euclid avenue, Berkeley. 

Initiated September 16, 1907. 

EDMUND PENDLETON LIPSCOMB, 
San Antonio, Texas. 

Student ** b. July 22, 1888, at Luling, Texas ** Wil- 
loughby Williams and Jessie Ophelia (Walker) Lipscomb 
** San Antonio academy "^'^ Univ. of Texas, 1904-'07 ; 
1908-'09; Univ. of Cal., 1907-'08; Harvard, 1909—.; A. 
B. 1909 "^^ At Texas, sub. guard football team; Athen- 
aeum lit. soc. ; ed. Texan, 

Initiated January 27, 1908. 

BRYAN RAYMOND DYER, 
1423 Spruce Street, Berkeley. 

Student ^"^ b. July 8, 1889, at Cheyenne, Wyoming ** 
Hon. Timothy and Catherine (Callen) Dyer ^"^ Lick and 
Berkeley h. s. and Boone's academy ** Univ. of Cal., 
1908-'ll ** Newman club. 

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GEORGE FRANCIS BRAUN. 

Business ** b. , , at "^"^ Francis 
Ami and ( ) Braun ^^ St. Matthews 
Milt, academy ** Univ. of Cal., 1908 -^'^ m. 

Initiated February 8, 1908. 

IRVING WRIGHT BENTON, 
311 Congress Place, Pasadena. 

Business *^b. July 26, 1888, at Jacksonville, Fla. ** 
George Williams and Lutie (Wright) Benton ** Throop 
s., St. John's and Boone's academy ^^ Univ. of Cal., 
1908-'10^^Mgr. W. A. Gripton Co., office fittings, 24 
Mercantile Place, Pasadena. 

THOMAS BOARMAN SMITH, 
742 Castro Street, Sart Francisco. 
Insurance ** b. Dec. 20, 1886, at Jackson, Cal. ^"^ Thom- 
as Northeys and Edith (Boarman) Smith "^"^ Lowell and 
Polytechnic h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal., 1908-'10 ^^ sergt. univ. 
cadets ; varsity track team ; big "C ^'* Royal Indemnity 
Co., Royal Ins. Bldg., San Francisco "^"^ m. Feb. 25, 1911, 
to Muriel Catherine Turner, d. of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. 
Turner of Modesto, California. 

Initiated March 23, 1908. 

GEORGE BYRON FIELDS, 
2112 D Street, Sacramento. 

Clerk "^^ b. Dec. 9, 1887, at Sacramento ^"^ John Joseph 
and Martha Ellen (Phillips) Fields ^^ Sacramento h. s. '^* 
Univ. of Cal., 1906-'08; 1909*^ band; De Koven club; 
glee club; budweiser (varsity) quartette "^"^ General busi- 
ness. 

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Affiliated August, 1907. 

WILLIAM CONSTANTINE BELL, 

Richmond, Virginia. 

Electrical engineer ^^ b. May 9, 1890, at San Antonio, 
Texas "^"^ Thaddeus Copes and Katherine Kerr (Caroth- 
ers) Bell "^"^ Dallas h. s. and Austin academy ''''^ Univ. of 
Texas, 1906-W; Univ. of Cal., 1907-'10; B. S. 1910** 
At Texas, asst. ed. Texan; man. fresh, track team; At 
Cal., honor student. College of Mechanics ** Va. Ry. and 
Power Co., Richmond ** m. June 5, 1911, to Mildred 
Elizabeth Cross, d. of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Cross of Cor- 
coran, California. 

Initiated September 12, 1908. 

AMOS WILLIAM ELLIOTT, 
1223 Adeline Street, Oakland. 

. Student ** b. Nov. 9, 1888, at Santa Cruz, Cal. ** Rob- 
ert James and Margaret (O'Brien) Elliott "^"^ Santa Cruz 
and Oakland h. s. ^^'^ Univ. of Cal, 1908— ^^^ capt. var- 
sity football team; big ''C"; football numerals; interna- 
tional club ; ed. staff 1912 Blue and Gold; all Amer. rugby 
team; Winged Helmet; Golden Bear. 

ROBERT HAZELTINE CLARK, 
1418 Myrtle Street, Oakland. 

Student ^* b. June 25, 1889, at Los Angeles, Cal. ^^ 
Frederick H. and Anna L. (Hazeltine) Clark '^''^ Oakland 
h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1908— ** ed. 1912 Blue and Gold; 
ass. ed. Daily Californian; ed. staff Occident; Winged 
Helmet. 

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RAFAEL LEOPOLD VIVOT, 
Santa Fe 899, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. 

Student "^^ b. at "*"* Narciso and Enri- 

queta (Alais) Vivot -^"^ Colegio nacional "^^ Univ. of Cal., 
1908-'09. 

Initiated October 9, 1908. 

JOHN FRANKLIN HALE, 

Marysville, California. 

Student "^^ b. Nov. 19, 1889, at San Francisco "^"^ John 
and California Elisabeth (Abbott) Hale "^^ Marysville h. 
s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1908 — "^"^ fresh, track team; varsity 
track team ; big ''C ; big ''C" com. ; member California 
team at western colleges conference meet, 1911. 

MARSHALL GOULD WILLIAMSON, 
1631 Oak Street, San Francisco. 

Student "^"^ b. June 24, 1889, at San Francisco "^"^ Dr. 
John Marshall and Lucy Lora (Gould) WilHamson "^"^ 
Lowell h. s. and Trinity s. ^'^ Univ. of Cal., 1908 — ** 
Alpha Kapp^ K^p.p^. ®^^^ /Ot/fho^ cUfJuu, 

Initiated January 30, 1909. 

LOUIS JOHN PFAU, JR., 
121 Vine Street, San Jose. 
Farmer "^^ b. Oct. 14, 1886, at San Francisco "^^ Louis 
John and Bertha (Nickels) Pfau "^"^ San Jose and Santa 
Clara h. s. ^^^ Univ. of Cal, 1908-'ll ^^ Mandolin club; 
International club; ed. staff 1912 Bhie and Gold; ch. soph, 
smoker com. 

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EUGENE JAMES SEADLER, 
825 Tenth Street, Sacramento. 

Draftsman ^^ b. Nov. 2, 1888, at Sacramento ^"^^ James 
and Alice (Willis) Seadler ^'^ Lowell, Oakland and Sac- 
ramento h. s. "^^ Univ. of Cal., 1908 '^"^ Seadler and Hoen, 
architects, Gerber Bldg., Sacramento. 

Initiated August 21, 1909. 

VALLY PERCIVAL BRUN, 

Kings City, California. 

Student ^^ b. July 20, 1889, at San Jose, Cal. ^* Samuel 
J. and Hanna Wood (Otis) Brun ^"^ Santa Clara h. s. "^^ 
Univ. of Cal., 1909-'ll ^"^ freshman football team. Home, 
1467 Willard street, San Francisco. 

CHARLES NEWCOMB HUNGER, 
London, England. 

Student ^"^ b. Feb. 11, 1887, at Malvern, Iowa ^^^ James 
Knox Polk and Julia Ada (Newcomb) Hunger "^"^ Berke- 
ley h. s. and Univ. of Pacific academy "^^ Univ. of Cal., 
1909; Imperial College of Science and Technology, 
1910 — "^^ Imperial College, Imperial Institute Road, 
South Kensington, London ^"^ Home, Willows and Del- 
mas avenues, San Jose. 

JOHN FREDERICK MILLER, 
1125 O Street, Sacramento. 
Business **b. Apl. 23, 1891, at Sacramento ** John 
and Barbara (Snyder) Miller "^"^ Sacramento h. s. ** 
Univ. of Cal., 1909-'10 ^^ Miller and Skelton, Sacra- 
mento. 

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Initiated September 3, 1909. 

FORREST ALBERT PLANT, 

Davis, California. 

Student ^^^ b. Nov. 10, 1889, at Davis ** Albert June 
and Mary Ellen (Borchers) Plant ** Sacramento h. s. ** 
Univ. of Cal., 1909 — ^^ pres. Newman club ; ed. staff 
1913 Blue and Gold; dramatics ; Senate ; Glee club. 

ROWLAND LEE CHAMBERLAIN, 
Auburn, California. 
Student *^ b. July 10, 1888, at Auburn ** L. L. and 
Sarah (Gassner) Chamberlain ^'-^ Placer county h. s. "^^ 
Univ. of Cal., 1909—. 

RICHARD WHITNEY RUST, 

2626 Regent Street, Berkeley. 

Student ^"^ b. Dec. 3, 1889, at San Francisco "^'^ Judge 
Pichard Church and Elizabeth (Hosmer) Rust ^"^ lone h. 
s. ** Univ. of Cal, 1909— ^^' man. 1913 Blue and Gold. 

Initiated October 4, 1909. 

FRANKLIN WATSON DOZIER, 
Hotel Del Rey, Corona, Riverside County, California. 

Business ^"^ b. Jan. 13, 1891, at San Francisco ^* 
Thomas Bona and Maud (Watson) Dozier ^"^ Shasta 
county h. s. and Santa Clara college ^^ Univ. of Cal., 
1909-'10 ^^ Citrus fruit business. 

Initiated January 22, 1910. 

STIRLING BENJAMIN PEART, 
2100 Bush Street, San Francisco. 

Student **b. Dec. 25, 1890, at Woodland, Cal.** 
Benjamin and Elizabeth Sophia (Fiske) Peart ** Lowell 
and Woodland h. s. ** Univ. of Cal., 1909— ** football 

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numerals ; track numerals ; varsity football team ; big "C ; 
glee club; Winged Helmet. 

BURTON BYRON BRACE, 
Hotel Metropole, Oakland. 

Student ^^ b. May 28, 1890, at Los Gatos, Cal. ** John 
Wilcox and Mary Alice (Starr) Brace "^"^ Oakland h. s. 
and Boone's academy ^"^ Univ. of Cal., 1910; Stanford, 
1910-11; Hastings College of Law, 1911—. 

Initiated February 12, 1910. 

JOHN RAYMOND FLYNN. 

214 Shrader Street, San Francisco. 

Business ^^ b. July 19, 1890, at St. Joseph, Mo. ^^ Wil- 
liam James and Anne Louise (McNeely) Flynn ^^ Lowell 
h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal., 1910 ^* Curtis Art Co., Van Ness 
and Sacramento, San Francisco. 

FRANKLIN HOWE DYER, 
1440 Franklin Avenue, Denver, Colorado. 

Student ^'^ b. Aug. 12, 1887, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ** 
Charles and Attie C. (Howe) Dyer "^"^ St. John's mili- 
tary s. ''''^ Polytechnic College of Engineering, 1907-'09; 
Univ. of Cal., 1909 — ^"^ At Polytechnic, pres. athletic as- 
sociation ; ed. 1909 The Engineer; At Cal., soph. inf. 
com.; ch. soph, smoker com.; soph. hop. com.; 1913 class 
yell leader; man. staff, 1913 Blue and Gold. 

Initiated September 3, 1910. 

SHELDON ARTHUR ALLEN, 
2008 Cedar Street, Berkeley. 

Student ** b. June 1, 1889, at Santa Clara, Cal. ** Shel- 

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don and Susan (Tuttle) Allen "^'"^ Santa Clara h. s. ** 
Univ. of Cal., 1908 ; 1910 — "^"^ varsity track team ; varsity 
football (second) team; glee club. 

EDWARD PAUL DENNY, 
Etna Mills, California. 

Student ^^b. Oct. 6, 1892, at Etna Mills ** Albert 
Hindwikson and Gertrude Athele (Caldwell) Denny "^^ 
Etna h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal, 1910-'ll. 

GEORGE BYRAM MARSDEN, 
Burns, Oregon. 

Student ^^b. July 14, 1892, at Burns ^^ Dr. Walter 
Lafarest and Clara Adelaide (Byram) Alarsden ^"^ Burns 
h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal, 1910—. 

GLENN FRANKLIN ENGLE, 
Auburn, California. 
Student ^^ b. July 6, 1892, at Orleans, Ind. ^^ Dr. John 
Franklin and Mary (Fisher) Engle "^"^ Placer h. s. "^"^ 
Univ. of Cal, 1910. 

EDWIN WILLIAM CARLIN, 
Marysville, California. 

Student ^^b. Apl. 27, 1892, at Marysville ^* William 
H. and May (Blakesley) Carlin "^"^ Marysville h. s. *"*" 
Univ. of Cal, 1910. 

Initiated September 17, 1910. 

COYLE CLAY TURNER, 
Lyonsville, California. 

Lumber salesman ^^ b. Dec. 13, 1889, at Red Bluff '^^ 
John Calvin and Alice Ernestine ( ) Turner "^"^ Red 

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Bluff h. s.^*Univ. of Pacific, 1909-'10; Univ. of Cal., 
1910 ^^ Home, Red Bluff, California. 

RONALD THOMAS STRONG, 
209 South Sixteenth Street, Portland, Oregon. 

Student ^^b. Aug. 18, 1892, at Portland ^* Thomas 
Nelson and Mary Elisabeth (Stone) Strong ''''^ Portland 
academy ^"^ Univ. of Cal., 1910 — . 

JAMES HARRY McCORMACK, 
603 North M Street, Tacoma, Washington. 

Student ^^ b. Nov. 14, 1889, at Tacoma ^"^^ James and 
Elizabeth (White) McCormack "^^ Tacoma h. s. "^"^ Univ. 
of Cal, 1909—. 

Initiated October 12, 1910. 

WILLIAM MORRELL HALE, 

1345 Arch Street, Berkeley. 

Student ^^ b. June 27, 1893, at Martinez, Cal. ^* Wil- 
liam Alanson and Jennie (Ips witch) Hale "^^ Alhambra 
union h. s. ^^ Univ. of Cal., 1910 — . ^^ Football numerals. 

Initiated January 28, 1911. 

FLOYD FRANK HOWARD, 

2545 Hillegass Avenue, Berkeley. 

Student *^b. Nov. 27, 1890, at Medford, Ore. ^^ 
George Washington and Georgia Ann (Lamb) Howard 
** Berkeley h. s. and White's s. ^^ Univ. of Cal., 1911 — . 

THOMAS BALFOUR MACKIE DUNN, 
2522 Ridge Road, Berkeley. 
Student ** b. May 5, 1886, at Ventura, Cal. ** Robert 

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and Margaret (Mackine) Dunn "^"^ Santa Cruz h. s. ** 
Univ. of Cal., 1907-'08; 1910—. 

THOMAS COMFORT HAVEN, 
3833 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. 

Student ^*b. Apl. 15, 1891, at Oakland *^ Charles Ed- 
ward and Annie (Burk) Haven "^^ Santa Rosa h. s. ** 
Univ. of Cal,, 1909-'ll ** man. staff Daily Calif ornian; 
soph, smoker com. ; soph, auditing com. 

LEO WILLIAM MEYER, 

1190 Eddy Street, San Francisco. 

Student ** b. Sept. 28, 1890, at Fresno, Cal. ** Herman 

and Eda (Eggers) Meyer '^'^ Polytechnic and Lowell h. 

s. '^''' Univ. of Cal., 1911 — ^* varsity track team; fresh. 

track team; track numerals; big ^'C." 

Initiated February 20, 1911. 

FRANK BRADEN ARMSTRONG, 

Woodland, California. 

Student ^* b. Sept. 23, 1888, at Woodland ^^* George 

Gardner and Mary (Jeans) Armstrong "^^ Oakland and 

Woodland h. s. and Boone's academy ^"^ Univ. of Cal., 

1910—. 

Affiliated August, 1910. 

HAROLD EDWARDS BATES (Gamma- Alpha). 
Forest Grove, Oregon. 

Student ^^ b. Mar. 28, 1889, at Portland, Ore. ** Henry 
Liberty and Cora (Nichols) Bates "^^ Portland academy 
*^ Princeton, 1906- W; Univ. of Pacific, 1907-^08; Univ. 
of Oregon, 1908-'10; Univ. of Cal., 1910-'ll; A. B. 1910 
** Instructor in zoology at Cal. 

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